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If I have the following text:

Name Score Bob 87 Ted 99 Mary 78

I know C-c | will covert it to org table. But how can I do the other way around?

If I have a org table already, how can I convert it to text block?

I originally thought I could use multiple-cursor to delete, but this is not that effective if the table is huge.

Anyone any ideas? Thanks

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    M-%? (query-replace) – JeanPierre Jun 19 '16 at 12:08
  • Related question. Note that org-export-table can convert org tables to several formats, but not in-place. – Juancho Jun 19 '16 at 23:23
  • I found the procedure can also be quick: select a region, M-x replace string, | -> nothing – ted930511 Jun 20 '16 at 7:35
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Somewhat inspired by org-table-transpose-table-at-point:

(defun org-table-strip-table-at-point ()
  (interactive)
  (let* ((table (delete 'hline (org-table-to-lisp)))
     (contents (orgtbl-to-generic
            table '(:sep "\t"))))
    (goto-char (org-table-begin))
    (re-search-forward "|")
    (backward-char)
    (delete-region (point) (org-table-end))
    (insert contents)))
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